διπλάσιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • διπλήσιος (diplḗsios)Ionic

Etymology

From an earlier verbal adjective δί-πλατος (dí-platos) + from Proto-Indo-European *dwi-pl̥-to-s (twofold); compare English twofold. By surface analysis, δι- (di-) +‎ -πλάσιος (-plásios).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δῐπλάσῐος • (dĭplásĭosm (feminine δῐπλᾰσίᾱ, neuter δῐπλάσῐον); first/second declension

  1. double, twofold

Declension

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “διπλάσιος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 339

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διπλάσιος (diplásios).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðiˈpla.si.os/

Adjective

διπλάσιος • (diplásiosm (feminine διπλάσια, neuter διπλάσιο)

  1. the proportional number two-fold, double, twice the size

Declension

Declension of διπλάσιος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative διπλάσιος (diplásios) διπλάσια (diplásia) διπλάσιο (diplásio) διπλάσιοι (diplásioi) διπλάσιες (diplásies) διπλάσια (diplásia)
genitive διπλάσιου (diplásiou) διπλάσιας (diplásias) διπλάσιου (diplásiou) διπλάσιων (diplásion) διπλάσιων (diplásion) διπλάσιων (diplásion)
accusative διπλάσιο (diplásio) διπλάσια (diplásia) διπλάσιο (diplásio) διπλάσιους (diplásious) διπλάσιες (diplásies) διπλάσια (diplásia)
vocative διπλάσιε (diplásie) διπλάσια (diplásia) διπλάσιο (diplásio) διπλάσιοι (diplásioi) διπλάσιες (diplásies) διπλάσια (diplásia)

Notes: There is a common genitive plural form διπλασίων and a rarer genitive singular διπλασίου

See also

  • Greek number and measurement